Caray, Caray!

EPISODE - June 14, 2007:
* Soldiers march to drummers beat in formation around town square. Piza marches alongside the formation and up onto the platform where all the town dignitaries (de la Vega family, Monty, Fer, Toby and Catalina) stand waiting. Selenia and her assistant stand near the stage area.

* Esmy is starting to give birth in the cellar. Garcia is panicking and nervous. Esmy has to give him instructions on items to get and to calm him down. He climbs the stairs rapidly to get the items.

* MA sits on her bench in her room. She's disgusted - he's concerned. They start walking down the hallway. She's disgusted by everyone abandoning the house in order to see the Queen. She is hit by extreme birth pains. Olmos takes MA back to her bedroom.

* Entourage with carriage arrives at the town square. Duke Jacomo pops out first and makes the official announcement that "Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain" has arrived to Los Angeles. As ML and her maids climb down from the carriage and start walking down the red carpet, everyone bows to the ground. Selenia and her assistant are the only ones not to bow - instead she wonders where Olmos and MA are, why they haven't shown up, her assistant comments whether they are enjoying some "alone time" together, she says that would be impossible because MA is pregnant plus the drug she gave Olmos is extremely powerful.

* Jacomo tells ML (Queen B) it isn't safe for her in town and suggests they continue the visitations inside the Governor's residence. She agrees and orders Jacomo to tell the de la Vega family that she wants to see them personally inside. They are the main reason for her visit to town. Jacomo agrees and ML leaves with her maids following behind. As she leaves, everyone stands up.

* Olmos helps MA back into bed. She's in extreme pain and yells for him to get someone to help. He is about to leave when he remembers that they are the only two left in the house - everyone else left for town square. She screams in pain of childbirth and he stands and panics.

* Garcia returns to the cellar with water, wine, blankets and other items. Esmy then gives more instructions to him on what to do with blanket, knife and wine. Garcia tries talking to calm her, she pants and grunts, he starts to sing, she starts to give birth.

(cue opening credits and theme song)

* Fer apologizes to the Duke for the unrest in town - Monty adds his apologies - Duke accepts both and then moves passed them to greet Alej, MP and D. Duke passes along Queen ML's invitation. They accept with pleasure. They all leave - Toby, feeling left out, cries out to Duke and follows them off the platform. Monty and Fer go to their corner and commiserate together - Monty is upset and faults Fer's treatment of SK for them being slighted by Duke and the Queen. Fer doesn't worry about the treatment, he has other plans on his mind.

* MA is in pain in her bed and doesn't want her baby to die. Olmos is in panic mode - she screams for him to get someone to help - he offers to help - she yells at him again that she doesn't want her baby to die! Get someone! anyone! Get the surgeon! She screams in pain as she starts to give birth. Olmos stands in panic looking at her.

* Garcia plays coach, friend, grandpa and nursemaid to Esmy, as she grunts and puffs her way through her own childbirth. She makes Garcia promise to keep her baby safe no matter what.

* Alej escorts Queen ML to the formal sitting room. D, MP and Jacomo follow them into the room. ML sits down and then asks Alej to sit down also. Jacomo suggests some wine - ML thinks that is a fine idea, nothing goes better in a rainstorm than fine wine and good friends. (side note: for those who don't know, Osvaldo "Alej" and Ivelin "ML" are a couple in real life)


* Monty walks outside into the rain to meet with Leo, Leo tells him the good news that Esmy is giving birth.

* Garcia is coach, Esmy pushes. When Garcia says he sees the head, Esmy gives him instructions on what to do to get the baby to breath on its own. She gives one final push and lays down as he finishes with the baby (cue theme song) - "It's a varoncito!" says Garcia. "A varoncito," says Esmy smiling. Garcia hands the little one, wrapped carefully in a linen sheet to Esmy to cradle. She smiles and watches her son - she has a flashback memory of when she told D she was pregnant with his baby in Z-cave.

* MA is passed out on her bed. Olmos is crying in fear over the baby's death. He's scared of what to do - he grabs a sheet and decides to take the baby away and not let MA see or even know about it. He wraps the baby up and leaves with it.

* Olmos wanders outside along the wall, crying and blaming himself because the baby died. He wonders what to do, where to hide the baby.

* Monty finds Piza and others outside the shack in the rain. Monty orders Piza to follow him; Esmy is giving birth and they need to get the baby and make it disappear forever. Piza follows Monty without saying anything.

* Organized street fight between Camba and another. The organizer gives a rousing punch-by-punch. Cami and Renzo are horrified. They stop the fight; Cami approaches Camba and calms him down - Organizer and audience are disappointed and leave; two men help fighter to walk away; Cami and Renzo help Camba to leave. One of Renzo's friends tells him that there is a important meeting back at camp and he needs to attend.

* MP, Alej and D have a family meeting about their impressions over ML and Duke Jacomo. D got a strange feeling from Duke Jacomo, like he controls ML; he says it is the same feeling he gets from Monty. Alej says he has a good point but they don't have any proof yet. Alej then asks about MA. D says she is probably at her dad's house.

* In the cellar of the shack, Esmy holds her little son and confesses to Garcia that D is the father. Garcia is proud to help deliver his good friend D's son into the world. Esmy makes Garcia promise to tell D about his son's birth. As Garcia agrees, Monty appears and surprises them.

* Olmos wanders into the cemetery with the baby still in his arms. He is crying and blaming himself for the death. He grabs a shovel by the gate, puts the baby down, and grumbles to himself as he starts to dig.

* D returns to the hacienda, looks down on the floor and sees the blood spattered. He gets scared and runs to find MA.

* Monty orders Garcia to leave them alone. Garcia does so reluctantly. Monty congratulates Esmy on giving birth. Esmy pleads for Monty to let her keep her baby with her - Monty refuses the plea, he has other ideas, to give it to someone who can provide it with a good home. She hugs the baby tightly and doesn't want him to take the baby.

* In the rain, Monty holds the crying baby and Piza follows as they join the men and Garcia. Garcia sputters to try and get Monty to leave the baby with Esmy. Monty doesn't want to hear it and orders him and the men to leave.

* D finds MA in bed, passed out still. He sees she's really in bad shape and scared about the baby. He runs for help.

* Garcia returns to the cellar to console Esmy. She is extremely upset because Monty ripped her son away from her. Garcia tries to tell her Piza won't let anything happen to him - she doesn't believe it, she knows Monty hates her guts and thinks Piza will kill her son as sure as Monty wants.

* Outside in the rain, Monty is disgusted by holding the crying baby and passes it to Piza to dispose of. (DRAT! DirecTV satellite decided to make their own personal promo break right here!)

* Agapito is drunk at home. D bangs on the door. Agapito calls out to come back tomorrow. D busts the door in and tells Agapito that MA is really sick and needs help. Agapito tries to explain that he is in no shape to work right now, come back tomorrow. D won't accept it, he goes to the work area, starts gathers and tossing items in the bag - Agapito tries again to explain - D tosses water on Agapito and drags Agapito and his bag out the door.

* Olmos continues digging and grumbling in the cemetery. Olmos stops digging when he hears a crying baby, for an instance, he thinks MA's baby is alive but then realizes someone is coming with a baby - he picks up the baby and hides behind the nearby tree. Piza enters the cemetery with little Tisha crying in his arms.

* With rainstorm outside (what a real spotty shower, it rains everywhere but at the cemetery!), Monty meets with Duke Jacomo at his office. Jacomo scolds Monty for not completing the orders in getting rid of Mercedes/SK once and for all. Monty explains that SK is presumed dead. Jacomo won't believe that until he sees the remains for himself. Monty assures him that he and Fer are doing everything they can to locate the body. They have his back and ML is safe as "Queen". Jacomo still doesn't believe a word of it - he needs proof.

* Gypsy meeting - they discuss Esmy's death; Jonas wants to return to town; Laisha and Renzo think it too dangerous still; Jonas explains his reasons are for SK; Laisha says 'but she's dead.' At that moment, SK walks in, lowers her shawl from her head and assures them she is very much alive and well. Renzo is happy to see her.

* Outside in the rain, D searches for Olmos - he reasons that Olmos was the only one with MA tonight.

* Piza holds baby Tisha, he can't kill him, he's not a monster like Monty. He tells baby Tisha, "you are in control of your own destiny little one." He places the baby on the ground and walks away and out of the cemetery. Olmos, with dead baby in his arms, comes out of hiding. Standing over Tisha, he proclaiims D's baby's destiny will be sealed forever starting tonight.

(personal note - I'm sorry for the delay in posting the complete recap. I thank you for your patience.)

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